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by Peter Wilson, Pet

There are several types of hardwood lumber and sometimes it's difficult to figure out which type is right for your project, especially if you're a novice craftsman. All hardwood is not only beautiful but also durable. The amount of durability and the preference of style will help you decide which is best for your project. Here is an overview of the different lumber types, their durability, and where to buy them.

A beautiful wood that is used mostly for furniture, cabinetry and musical instruments is walnut. It has a dark tone and a distinctive tight grain which makes it ideal for a veneer as well. Due to its lack of volume each tree produces, it can be an expensive wood and is usually only used for small projects or as accents.

For a tried and true durable wood, oak is ideal. It is used for hardwood flooring, cabinetry and for furniture. Its distinctive soft tones and large grain makes it perfect for many different styles of dcor, though it is most popular in kitchens and for country style dcor. Its price is higher than most other hardwoods due to its durability and length of time to reach maturity.

For a novice woodworking craftsman, the perfect starter hardwood is yellow poplar. It is the easiest wood to work with and less expensive than both walnut and oak. It is used for making furniture, toys and other crafty items. The yellow poplar grows in the Eastern U.S. so it's even less expensive (and therefore more common) on the East Coast.

Lastly, beech is very popular since it grows throughout the U.S. as well as other countries. Beech is used for flooring, furniture, doors and a wide variety of other projects. The wood tends to be more porous than other hardwoods and therefore it's easy to evenly paint or stain.

If you're on a budget or have a large project that you don't want to invest a lot of money in, consider using veneered plywood. Hardwood veneer will give you the look of hardwood without the high price. Plywood should not be used for intricate, sculpted or beveled work since the plywood will show through. It's perfect for flat surfaces such as bookcases and tables. For added durability, choose an oak veneer which won't warp easily and is easy to stain. Choose a brand that is reputable and of high quality such as Windsor plywood.

Hardwood lumber suppliers can be found with a search in the phone book or using in the internet. Most home improvement stores are well stocked with hardwood and hardwood veneer. You can also look for wood online but make sure you know what you're buying and make sure the savings is worth the shipping cost.

What is Hardwood Lumber?

Hardwood is defined as wood coming from broad leaf trees or those that produce nuts. It is the hickory, oak, Walnut, Maple, and cherry trees that are most popular in North America. This is because the climate is just right for large production of such species of trees. The lumber that is created from these strong trees is given the generic name of “hardwood.”

Not all hardwood is the same. Industry groups have made great strides in standardizing wood by strength and grade. This helps consumers know which are truly the hardest and which are right for specific woodworking jobs.

For example, the hardest of the hardwoods is hickory and Pecan. It is measured by how many pounds of pressure is needed to mar the wood. In the case of these two woods it is approximately 1,820 pounds of pressure before the wood is marred.

On the other end of the hardwood scale is Aspen. It is classified as a hardwood, but requires only 350 pounds of pressure to mar its surface. In between are hard maple at 1,450 pounds and white oak at 1,360 pounds. This give you a comparison of which woods are best for flooring (the harder woods) and which make better material for building furniture. Cherry is just about in the middle of the hardness scale at 950 pounds of pressure to mar.

How Hardwood Can Change

Hardwood contracts and expands depending on temperature and moisture. This is because it tries to adapt to its environment. It was once a living thing and continues to have a life of its own to some degree. In order to minimize the amount of change to wood it is kiln dried to remove much of the moisture and stabilize it. This helps keep the finished wood product truer to the size and shape of when it was manufactured.

Leading manufacturers of hardwood lumber take into account changes in wood and the purpose for which it will be used in designing the lumber. For example, the Windsor plywood is often used as sub-flooring and for exterior wall bases. Dunn, Carter, Lowes, and Siegel lumber all stock their lumber rack with rough cut lumber for any job. Online retailers such as Lumber Liquidators have a huge supply of hardwood lumber mostly for finished flooring applications.

Careful consideration needs to go into the right type of lumber for your hardwood project, but equally as important is the finished look. Many hardwoods vary only slightly in their strength and durability, but as a consumer, you need to decide to you like the grainy look of white oak or the smooth finish of maple. Any type of hardwood lumber can be stained and finished with several colour variations, so look more at grain than colour when choosing what wood looks best to you.

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